Multiple-function biological composition

ABSTRACT

Multiple-function biological compositions for the biological control of phytopathogens, phytonematodes and agricultural pests are provided for use as an inoculant, for phosphorus solubilization, for soil conditioning, for use as a biostimulant, for hydric stress reduction in cultivated plants and for bioremediation in agricultural or non-agricultural areas. The compositions contain mixtures of additives and excipients having at least two genera and/or species of Actinomycetes or other bacterial species, so as to provide nematicidal effects, fungicidal effects. insecticidal action in the reduction of damage and control of insects, and other properties such as growth-promotion and soil conditioning. The compositions may also be used, for use as a biostimulant, for hydric stress mitigation in cultivated plants, and for bioremediation in agricultural or non-agricultural areas.

The present patent is directed to multifunction biological compositionsfor the biological control of phytopathogens, phytonematodes and plantpests, for use as an inoculant, as a phosphorus solubilizer, as a soilconditioner, as a biostimulant, as a crop hydric stress reducer, and forbioremediation in cultivable or non-cultivable areas, more particularlycompositions comprising mixtures of additives and excipients having atleast 2 (two) genera and/or species of Actinomycetes, Actinomycetesmixed with Bacillus genus representatives, Actinomycetes mixed withfungi of Hypocreales, Helotiales and Mucorales orders, and thecombination among the whole or part thereof, with nematocidal effects onthe reduction of damages and control of phytonematodes, with fungicidaleffects on the reduction of damages and control, with an insecticidalaction for reducing and controlling damages, with a growth promotionaction, soil conditioning, biostimulation, in the mitigation of hydricstress of cultivated plants, and for bioremediation in cultivable ornon-cultivable areas, in addition to chemical pesticides (or not),polymers/excipients in spray formulations, used in plantation furrowspraying, drench, coating (industrial or non-industrial), treatment(industrial or non-industrial) and incrustation (industrial ornon-industrial) of crop seeds. Pertaining to the biotechnology technicalsector, this composition increases the efficiency in the manipulation ofcultivated plants by using mechanisms of action that are different andcomplementary to the compositions of the above micro-organisms.

STATE OF THE ART

In the present world agricultural scenario, the production gains havebeen many times associated to gradual productivity increases without anincrease in the cultivable area. Said productivity increases have beenattained through significant advancements in cultivation techniques, useof varieties more adapted to biotic and abiotic factors, suitability ofplant nutritional requirement, and also by better controlling andreducing the damages caused by phytopathogenic agents and plant pests.Among said advancements, the control of pests and diseases is stillconsidered to be the greatest challenge in keeping up with the cropproductivity. A number of techniques can be used, with a higher or lowerdegree of efficacy, but generally the use of chemical pesticides hasbeen the most used method.

However, for controlling phytopathogens, phytonematodes and plant pests,the use of chemical pesticides has shown many times unsatisfactoryresults. Most of this problem derives from the indiscriminate excessiveuse of chemical molecules which has often caused human and/or animalintoxication issues, concomitantly with the contamination of theenvironment. Such events have led to an increase in the public awarenessof the use of chemical pesticides and a never-ending search for safer oralternate handling techniques.

Thus, alternative controls for phytonematodes, phytopathogens and plantpests have been used whenever possible, but adversities inherent to thebiology of said organisms usually make it impossible to use sometechniques. For example, varieties of resistant cultivars are seldomavailable, while the rotation of the plantation usually is not viable,in view of costs or the wide range of hosts for some species (Bird etal., 2003)

In this context, the biological control using micro-organisms has beendeemed to be a viable option, either for treating seeds, treatingplantation furrow or spraying cultivated plants of interest.

Actinomycetes comprise more than 30% of the population of soilmicro-organisms (Kennedy, 1999). Said micro-organisms are metabolicallydistinct and able to create varied sources of energy, and can also beautotrophic, heterotrophic, chemotrophic or phototrophic (Kennedy,1999). They play a crucial role on the decomposition of pollutingorganic compounds actives in nature (Groth et al., 1999). They are alsoactive in the decomposition of organic matter in the soil, includinglignin and other recalcitrant polymers, and they can degrade bothagricultural and urban debris (Hauer, et al., 1997).

Actinomycetes are both qualitatively and quantitatively important in therhizosphere. According to Crawford et al. (1993), they can influence thegrowth of plants and protect the roots from being invaded byphytopathogenic organisms, and can be used as biological control agents.They act as fungi, bacteria and phytonematodes antagonistic agents, orfor producing fungicidal, bactericidal and nematocidal compounds.Pandhare et al. (2002), studied the production and alkaline proteaseinhibitors by Streptomyces sp. This is a quite important factor, sincesaid proteins are essential for the life cycle of many phytopathogenicorganisms, and thus They can be used in the biological control inplants.

Actinomycetes also produce Chemical compounds such as thiamine,riboflavin, vitamin B12, several porphyrins, iron containing compounds,and coenzymes which can promote or inhibit the growth of other organisms(Kennedy, 1999).

Such micro-organisms are important pesticide degrading agents. Thisdegrading capacity is not bound by a genus or family. The main onesbelong to genus of sub-orders: Micrococcineae (Arthrobacter,Brevibacteriu, Clavibacter), Corynebacterineae (Corynebacterium,Nocardia, Rhodococcus), Micromonosporineae (Micromonospora),Propionibacterineae (Nocardioides) and Strepetomycineae (Streptomyces).Said Actinomycetes can degrade several pesticides, such asorganochlorinated, symmetric triazines, triazinones, carbamates,sulfonyl ureas and acetanilids. The degradation can take place when saidcompounds are used as the only source of carbon and energy throughco-metabolism (Schrijver & Mot, 1999). In works conducted by Esposito etal. (1998), Streptomyces showed a good potential for bioremediation ofsoil contaminated with Diuron, one of the most used herbicides inBrazil, without generating secondary metabolites.

Streptomyces are able to produce large amounts of enzymes with severalindustrial possibilities. The main groups of enzymes areoxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases andsynthases. In nature, they play an important role in the formation ofhumus, especially through the production of extracellular enzymes thatcan degrade cellulolytic compounds (Padilha, 1998). Further, they areimportant producers of antibiotics.

Members of genus Frankia fix nitrogen into non-leguminous plant nodules(Heuer et al., 1997). In view of that, they are important for the worldnitrogen balance (Araújo, 1998).

Nocardia and Rhodococcus are important components of the soil microfloraand are involved in the degradation of organic matter, and they candecompose highly environmentally harmful chemicals (Groth et al., 1999).

Among the mechanisms of action, antagonism and antibiosis are usuallythe predominant way bacteria act against phytonematodes and fungi.Besides the direct effect on the mortality of phytonematodes, saidnematocides can act directly on the emergence of eggs or on themobility, and indirect effects, such as radicular exudate alteration,confused locomotion or induction of resistance are also observed (Sikora& Hoffmann-Hergarten, 1992; Hasky-Günther et al. 1998). The use ofbacteria as biological control agents has been shown to be a promisingalternative in the productive system (Hallmann et al. 2004), such as,for example, for Meloidogyne graminicola, where Bacillus megateriumreduced the penetration and formation of branches of said phytonematodein rice roots by 40%, besides reducing its migration to the rhizosphereby 60% and reducing the emergence of eggs by 60% (Sikora & Padgham2007).

According to Da Silva et al. (2007) the use of Bacillus subtilis forcontrolling Pratylenchus brachyurus was as good as the Chemicaltreatment using abamectin, exhibiting extremely low populations of saidphytonematodes in the soil, about 1 phytonematode/cm³ of soil, reducing90% said population by 90% compared to the witness treatment. Otherresults in this line of research, also using Bacillus subtilis to treatseeds, is evidenced by Da Silva et al. (2007), showing that thishandling alternative has provided reductions in the order of 50.06% ofthe population of Pratylenchus spp. 30 days after seeding, and theproductivity increased 18%. Similar results have been attained by Higaki(2012) using Bacillus subtilis for controlling Rotylenchulus reniformisand Pratylenchus brachyurus in cotton plants. The treatment with themicro-organism resulted in reductions higher than 50% in the populationof said phytonematodes in the crop roots.

Another interesting fact reported by Higaki (2012) was that the plantstreated with said micro-organisms exhibited fresh mass increments in theroots and aerial portion in the order of 36 and 47%, respectively,compared to the witness treatment. According to Araújo et al. (2008),the mechanisms of action responsible for promoting plant growth can beinitially connected to the direct inhibition of the pathogen and theinduction of systemic resistance, among others. It is many timesdifficult to recognize the mechanisms and associate same with the directpromotion of growth, since more than one mechanism is produced by thebacteria.

For the biological control of phytopathogens cultivated plants, Cook &Baker (1983) have reported that the characterization of effectiveness ofthis handling practice is the “reduction of the inoculum sum ordisease-determining activities caused by a pathogen, carried out by orthrough one or more organisms other than man.” With this concept ofaction in mind, Bettiol et al. (2008) have reported that the use ofBacillus subtilis has succeeded well in the control of the oidium(caused by fungus Uncinula necato) and grey rottenness (caused by fungusBotrytis cinerea) in grapes and other cultivated plants several yearsago in Chile. According to Mattos (2010), the use of the mixture of B.subitilis and B. licheniformis has provided significant reductions inthe incidence of green mildew, caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum,in post-harvest “pear” type orange.

Genus Bacillus spp. is well-known as an excellent producer ofantimicrobial compounds (Huang & Chang, 1975; Baker et al., 1983;Motomura & Hirooka, 1996) and the evidence of the production ofphytopathogen inhibiting substances, produced by several isolates ofBacillus spp. isolates is especially important for understanding themechanisms of action of said micro-organisms in the antagonism. Ingeneral, antagonistic bacteria, such as B. subtilis, act significantlythrough antibiosis and occasionally through parasitism and competition.Thus, the control of the disease can be effective due to the substancesproduced, but not only by the mass introduction of biocontrol agents(Arras & Arru, 1997). In general, micro-organisms that act throughantibiosis have a wide spectrum of action, so that when fungi areinhibited the production of toxic substances is more effective than anyother mechanism of action involved.

With relation to the abiotic stress, a viable alternative withsignificant results is the use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria(PGPB). Several mechanisms associated to PGPB's that help plants towithstand the effects of the hydric stress have been described, amongthem: solubilization and fixation of nutrients, production ofsiderophores, production of plant hormones, production of volatilecompounds, alteration in the morphology and architecture of roots, ACCdeaminase activity, accumulation of osmolytes, action on the plantantioxidant system and production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) (ALAMI etal., 2000; ARORA et al., 2001; HUSSAIN et al., 2009; VURUKONDA et al.,2016).

Among the mechanisms described, the production of EPS by bacteria hasbeen widely studied, however aiming at the industrial use, especially infood and drug industries, by virtue of their emulsifying and thickeningcharacteristics (KUMAR et al., 2007). However, given saidcharacteristics, the interest in the use of EPS producing bacteria incultivated plants has grown, since they can act as an important tool inthe mitigation of abiotic stress.

Despite said advantages, most of the existing products are based on thepremise of exploring a single micro-organism for the biological controlof phytopathogens and phytonematodes, for use as inoculants, soilconditioners, bioestimulants, crop hydric stress reducers, and forbioremediation. As reported, some agents have more than one mechanism ofaction, and they can act separately or simultaneously, direct orindirectly on phytonematodes and phytopathogens, stimulating plantgrowth, conditioning the soil, reducing the crop hydric stress, and forbioremediation. However, associations among several agents have not beenfully explored and they expand the spectrum of action of saidmicro-organisms, favoring the plant growth and protection, andconsequently increasing the productivity without harming theenvironment.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide effectivecompositions for reducing damages caused by phytopathogens,phytonematodes and plant pests, promote the plant growth, conditionsoils, and mitigate damages caused by eventual hydric stress orenvironment contamination due to spraying, plantation furrow spraying,drench, coating (industrial or non-industrial), treatment (industrial ornon-industrial) and incrustation (industrial or non-industrial)of seedsin addition to polymers/excipients to apply to cultivated plantsincluding, but not limited to, Coffea spp (Coffea arabica, Coffeacanefora, Coffea robusta), Brachiaria spp. (Brachiaria brizantha,Brachiaria decumbens, Brachiaria humidicola, Brachiaria mutica,Brachiaria ruziziensis, Brachiaria arrecta, Brachiaria dictyneura),Panicum spp. (Panicum maximum), Sorghum spp., Pennisetum americanum,Glycine max, Zea mays, Gossypium hirsutum, greenery (Solanumlycopersicum, Allium cepa, Lactuca sativa, Daucus carota, Capsicumannuum Group), forestry (Eucalyptus spp., Tectona grandis, Heveabrasiliensis, Pinus sp.), Nicotiana tabacum, ornamental, fruit (Citrusspp., Malus spp., Carica papaya, Vitis spp., Cucumis melo, Prunuspersica, Passiflora edulis), crotalarias (Crotalaria juncea, Crotalariaspectabilis, Crotalaria ochroleuca, Crotalaria paulina, Crotalariabreviflora), among others.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to multifunction biological compositionsfor spraying, plantation furrow spraying, drench, coating (industrial ornon-industrial), treatment (industrial or non-industrial) andincrustation (industrial or non-industrial) of crop seeds, comprisingmixtures of at least 2 (two) genera and/or species of Actinomycetes ormutants thereof, Actinomycetes mixed with Bacillus or mutants thereof,Actinomycetes mixed with fungi or mutants thereof, and combinationsamong the whole or part thereof, concomitantly with chemical pesticides(or not), additives and excipients, in biological compositions havingfungicidal, nematocidal, insecticidal properties, growth stimulation,soil conditioning and crop hydric stress reduction, and forbioremediation in cultivable areas.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The multifunction biological compositions comprise: 1.0 to 20.0% (w/v)of at least 2 (two) genera and/or species of: Actinomycetes and mutantsthereof; Actinomycetes mixed with Bacillus genus representatives;Actinomycetes mixed with fungi of Hypocreales, Orbiliales, Helotialesand Mucorales orders, and combinations among the whole or part thereof(in colony forming unities, c.f.u.);

1.0 to 20,0% of additives;1.0 to 97.0% of excipients; and5.0 to 10.0% of chemical pesticides.

Actinomycetes and mutants thereof belong to the group consisting ofStreptomyces spp., Artrobacter spp., Brevibacterium spp., Clavibacterspp., Corynebacterium spp., Nocardia spp, Rhodococcus spp.,Micromonospora spp, Nocardioides spp. and Frankia spp.

Actinomycetes mixed with Bacillus genus representatives belong to thegroup consisting species: Bacillus agri, Bacillus aizawai, Bacillusalbolactis, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillusendoparasiticus, Bacillus endorhythmos, Bacillus kustaki, Bacilluslacticola, Bacillus lactimorbus, Bacillus lactis, Bacillus laterosporus,Bacillus lentimorbus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus medusa, Bacillusmetiens, Bacillus natto, Bacillus nigrificans, Bacillus popilliae,pumilus, Bacillus siamensis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacilus licheniformis,Bacillus amyloliquefasciens, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus sphaericus,Bacillus thuringiensis.

Actinomycetes mixed with fungi of order Hypocreales belong to the groupconsisting of species: Trichoderma amazonicum, Trichoderma asperellum,Trichoderma atroviride, Trichoderma aureoviride, Trichodermaaustrokoningii, Trichoderma brevicompactum, Trichoderma cinnamomeum,Trichoderma hamatum, Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma koningii,Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Trichoderma polysporum, Trichodermapseudokoningii, Trichoderma reesei, Trichoderma stromaticum, Trichodermavixens, Trichoderma viride, Trichoderma viridescens, Clonostachysagarwalii, Clonostachys asymmetrica, Clonostachys aurantia, Clonostachyschlorina, Clonostachys compacta, Clonostachys cylindrospora,Clonostachys farinosa, Clonostachys pseudobotrytis, Clonostachyspulvinata, Clonostachys rosea, (Link) Schroers, Clonostachysspectabilis, Clonostachys theobromae, Purpuriocillium lilacinus,Pochonia bulbillosa, Pochonia chlamydosporia, Pochonia chlamydosporiavar. catenulata, Pochonia globispora, Pochonia goniodes, Pochoniahumicola, Pochonia microbactrospora, Pochonia parasitica, Pochoniarubescens, Pochonia suchlasporia.

Actinomycetes mixed with Orbiliales belong to the group consisting ofspecies: Arthrobotrys oligospora, Arthrobotrys aggregata, Arthrobotrysalaskana, Arthrobotrys amerospora, Arthrobotrys botryospora,Arthrobotrys brochopaga, Arthrobotrys conoides, Arthrobotrysconstringens, Arthrobotrys cylindrospora, Arthrobotrys dactyloides,Arthrobotrys elegans Arthrobotrys ellipsospora, Arthrobotrys entomopaga,Arthrobotrys globospora, Arthrobotrys irregulares, Arthrobotrysjavanica, Arthrobotrys longispora, Arthrobotrys musiformis, Arthrobotrysnematopaga, Arthrobotrys oligospora.

Actinomycetes mixed with Helotiales belong to the group consisting ofspecies: Monacrosporium robustum, Monacrosporium appendiculatum,Monacrosporium elhpsosporum Monacrosporium eudermatum, Monacrosporiumfusiforme, Monacrosporium globosporum, Monacrosporium leptosporum.

Actinomycetes mixed with Mucorales belong to the group consisting ofspecies Cunninghamella elegans.

Additives are dispersants selected from the group consisting ofwater-soluble ionic polymers, water-soluble anionic polymers,surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactantsand non-anionic surfactants, and combinations thereof.

Excipients belong to the group consisting of: silicas, talc, bentonite,carbohydrates, carbonates, casein, milk whey and milk derivatives, andcombinations thereof

The pesticides consist of:

a) Insecticides—capsaicin, cartap, celastrus-extract,chlorantraniliprole, chlorbenzuron, chlorethoxyfos, chlorfluazuron,chlorpyrifos-e, cnidiadin, cryolite, cyanophos, cyantraniliprole,cyclaniliprole, cyhalothrin, cyhexatin, cypermethrin, dacnusa, DCIP,dichloropropene, dicofol, diglyphus, diglyphus+dacnusa, dimethacarb,dithioether, dodecylacetate, emamectin, encarsia, EPN, eretmocerus,ethylene-dibromide, eucalyptol, fatty-acids, fatty-acids/salts,fenazaquin, fenobucarb (BPMC), fen pyroximate, flubrocythrinate,flufenzine, formetanate, formothion, furathiocarb, gamma-cyhalothrin,garlic-juice, granulosis-virus, harmonia, heliothis armigera NPV,inactive bacterium, indol-3-ylbutyric acid, iodomethane, iron,isocarbofos, isofenphos, isofenphos-m, isoprocarb, isothioate, kaolin,lindane, liuyangmycin, matrine, mephosfolan, metaldehyde,metarhizium-anisopliae, methamidophos, metolcarb (MTMC), mineral-oil,mirex, m-isothiocyanate, monosultap, myrothecium verrucaria, naled,neochrysocharis formosa, nicotine, nicotinoids, oil, oleic-acid,omethoate, orius, oxymatrine, paecilomyces, paraffin-oil, parathion-e,pasteuria, petroleum-oil, pheromones, phosphorus-acid, photorhabdus,phoxim, phytoseiulus, pirimiphos-e, plant-oil, plutella xylostella GV,polyhedrosisvirus, polyphenol-extracts, potassium-oleate, profenofos,prosuler, prothiofos, pyraclofos, pyrethrins, pyridaphenthion,pyrimidifen, pyriproxifen, quillay-extract, quinomethionate, rape-oil,rotenone, saponin, saponozit, sodium-compounds, sodium-fluosilicate,starch, steinernema, streptomyces, sulfluramid, sulphur, tebupirimfos,tefluthrin, temephos, tetradifon, thiofanox, thiometon, triazamate,trichoderma, trichogramma, triflumuron, vertrine, kappa-bifenthrin,kappa-tefluthrin, dichoromezotiaz, broflanilide, pyraziflumid aldicarb,alanycarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, methiocarb,methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur and thiodicarb, acephate,azinphos-ethyl, azinphos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, chlorpyrifos,chlorpyrifos-methyl, demeton-Smethyl, diazinon, dichlorvos/DDVP,dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion, fenitrothion, fenthion,isoxathion, malathion, methamidaphos, methidathion, mevinphos,monocrotophos, oxymethoate, oxydemeton-methyl, parathion,parathion-methyl, phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon,pirimiphos-methyl, quinalphos, terbufos, tetrachlorvinphos, triazophos,trichlorfon, endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, pyrafluprole, pyriprole,acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, nitenpyram,thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, spinosad, spinetoram, mectins, abamectin,emamectin benzoate, ivermectin, lepimectin, milbemectin, hydroprene,kinoprene, methoprene, fenoxycarb, pyriproxyfen; pymetrozine,flonicamid, pyrifluquinazon, clofentezine, hexythiazox, etoxazole,diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide, propargite, chlorfenapyr, bensultap,cartap hydrochloride, thiocydam, thiosultap sodium, bistrifluron,diflubenzuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron,teflubenzuron, buprofezin, cyromazine, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide,halofenozide, chromafenozide, amitraz, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad,tolfenpyrad, flufenerim, cyenopyrafen, cyflumetofen, hydramethylnon,acequinocyl, fluacrypyrim, indoxacarb, metaflumizone, spirodiclofen,spiromesifen, spirotetramat, flubendiamide, chlorantraniliprole,cyclaniliprole, cyantraniliprole, azadirachtin, amidoflumet, bifenazate,fluensulfone, piperonyl butoxide, pyridalyl, sulfoxaflor, acrinathrin,allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin,alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin,esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, flucythrinate,tau-fluvalinate, permethrin, silafluofen and tralomethrin, among others;b) Fungicides: benzovindiflupyr, antiperonosporic, ametoctradin,amisulbrom, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, copperpersulfate, boscalid, thiflumazide, flutianil, furalaxyl, thiabendazole,benodanil, mepronil, isofetamid, fenfuram, bixafen, fluxapyroxad,penflufen, sedaxane, coumoxystrobin, enoxastrobin, flufenoxystrobin,pyraoxystrobin, pyrametostrobin, triclopyricarb, fenaminstrobin,metominostrobin, pyribencarb, meptyldinocap, fentin acetate, fentinchloride, fentin hydroxide, oxytetracycline, chlozolinate, chloroneb,tecnazene, etridiazole, iodocarb, prothiocarb, extract from Melaleucaalternifolia, pyrisoxazole, oxpoconazole, etaconazole, fenpyrazamine,fenpicoxamide, mefentrifluconazole, naftifine, terbinafine, validamycin,pyrimorph, valifenalate, fthalide, probenazole, isotianil, laminarin,teclofthalam, triazoxide, pyriofenone, chlorothalonil, fluoroimide,bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole,enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, fenbuconazole,flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole,metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole,simeconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetraconazole,triticonazole, prochloraz, pefurazoate, imazalil, triflumizole,cyazofamid, benomyl, carbendazim, thiabendazole, fuberidazole,ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole, azaconazole, diniconazole-M,oxpoconazol, paclobutrazol, uniconazol,1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-([1,2,4]triazol-lyl)-cycloheptanol,imazalilsulfphate, azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin,fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, methominostrobin, orysastrobin,picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, enestroburin, methyl(2-chloro-5-[1-(3-methylbenzyloxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamate, methyl(2-chloro-5-[1-(6-methylpyridin-2-ylmethoxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamate,methyl 2-(ortho-(2,5-dimethylphenyloxymethylene)-phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate,2-(2-(6-(3-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxy)-5-fluoro-pyrimidin-4-yloxy)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide,3-methoxy-2-(2-(N-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-cyclopropanecarboximidoylsulfanylmethyl)-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl ester; carboxin, benalaxyl,benalaxyl-M, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, mepronil, metalaxyl,mefenoxam, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, isopyrazam,thifluzamide, tiadinil,3,4-dichloro-N-(2-cyanophenyl)isothiazole-5-carboxamide, dimethomorph,flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide,carpropamid, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxyphenypethyl)-2-methanesulfonyl-amino-3-methylbutyramide,N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-methylbutyramide,methyl3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)propionate,N-(4′-bromobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide,N-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide,N-(4′-chloro-3′-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoro-methyl-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-lmethylpyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(2-cyano-phenyl)-3,4-dichloroisothiazole-5-carboxamide,2-amino-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxanilide,2-chloro-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-indan-4-yl)-nicotinamide, N-(2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-chloro3′,5-difluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-chloro3′,5-difluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-trifluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-trifluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,5difluoro-4′-methyl-biphenyl-2-y1)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,5-difluoro-4′-methyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-trifluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(cis-2-bicyclopropyl-2-yl-phenyl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(trans-2-bicyclopropyl-2-yl-phenyl)-3-difluoro-methyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, fluopyram,N-(3-ethyl-3,5-5-trimethyl-cyclohexyl)-3-formylamino-2-hydroxy-benzamide,oxytetracyclin, silthiofam, N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide, 2-iodo-N-phenylbenzamide,N-(2-bicyclo-propyl-2-yl-phenyl)-3-difluormethyl-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoropyrazol-4-yl-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-chloro1,3-dimethyl-pyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-fluoromethyl-lmethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(chlorofluoromethyl)-lmethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-lmethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-5-fluoro-1methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′, 4′, 5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-chloro-3-difluoromethyl-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide, N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyraz01-4-ylcarboxamide, N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-chloro-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoropyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2,4,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-chloro-1,3-dimethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-fluoromethyl-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(chlorofluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-5-fluoro-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-chloro-3-difluoromethyl-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(2′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-5-chloro-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-3-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-3-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-difluoro-3-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-difluoro-3-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-S-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′-chloro-4′-fluoro-3-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3A4′-dichloro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-difluoro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-S-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3A4′-difluoro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′-chloro-4′-fluoro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-5-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-difluoro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-S-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-difluoro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(3′-chloro-4′-fluoro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-fluoro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-fluoro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-chloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-methyl-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-fluoro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-chloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-methyl-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-fluoro-6-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-(4′-chloro-6-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-[2-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-phenyl]-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,N-[4′-(trifluoromethylthio)-biphenyl-2-yl]-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamideand N-[4′-(trifluoromethylthio)-biphenyl2-yl]-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-l-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, fluazinam, pyrifenox,bupirimate, cyprodinil, fenarimol, ferimzone, mepanipyrim, nuarimol,pyrimethanil, triforine, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil, aldimorph, dodemorph,fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, iprodione, procymidone,vinclozolin, famoxadone, fenamidone, octhilinone, probenazole,5-chloro-7-(4-methyl-piperidin-l-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine,anilazine, diclomezine, pyroquilon, proquinazid, tricyclazole,2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one, acibenzolar-S-methyl, captafol,captan, dazomet, folpet, fenoxanil, quinoxyfen,N,N-dimethyl-3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methylindole-1sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonamide,5-ethyl-6-octyl-[1, 2,4]triazolo [1,5-a]pyrimidin-2,7-diamine,2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-4-methane sulfonyl-pyridine, 3 ,4, 5-trichloro-pyridine-2,6-di-carbonitrile, N-(1-(5-bromo-3-chloro-pyridin-2-yl)-ethyl)-2,4-dichloro-nicotinamide, N-((5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-y1)-methyl)-2,4-dichloro-nicotinamide, diflumetorim, nitrapyrin,dodemorphacetate, fluoroimid, blasticidin-S, chinomethionat, debacarb,difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulphat, oxolinic acid, piperalin,mancozeb, maneb, metam, methasulphocarb, metiram, ferbam, propineb,thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb,propamocarb, propamocarb hydrochlorid, 4-fluorophenylN-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)-ethanesulfonyl)but-2-yl)carbamate, methyl3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methylbutyrylamino)propanoate,guanidine, iminoctadine, guazatine, kasugamycin, oxytetracyclin,streptomycin, polyoxin, validamycin, binapacryl, dinocap, dinobuton,sulfur-containing heterocyclyl compounds: dithianon, isoprothiolane,edifenphos, iprobenfos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, pyrazophos,tolclofos-methyl, dichlofluanid, flusulfamide, hexachloro-benzene,phthalide, pencycuron, quintozene, thiophanate, thiophanatemethyl,cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dimethirimol, ethirimol, furalaxyl, metrafenoneand spiroxamine, guazatine-acetate, iminoc-tadine-triacetate,iminoctadinetris(albesilate), kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate,dichlorophen, pentachlorophenol and its salts,N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide,dicloran, nitrothal-isopropyl, tecnazen, biphenyl, bronopol,diphenylamine, mildiomycin, oxincopper, prohexadione calcium, N-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoromethoxy-2,3-difluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-phacetamide,N′-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformamidine,N′-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformamidine,N′-(2-methyl-5-trifluormethyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-NmethylformamidineandN′-(5-difluormethyl-2-methyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-Nethyl-N-methylformamidine;c) Herbicides: alloxydim, clethodim, cloproxydim, cycloxydim,sethoxydim, tralkoxydim, butroxydim, clefoxydim, tepraloxydim;phenoxyphenoxypropionic esters, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl,diclofop-methyl, fenoxa prop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl,fenthiapropethyl, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P-butyl,haloxyfop-ethoxyethyl, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P-methyl,isoxapyrifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop-ethyl,quizalofop-P-ethylorquizalofop-tefuryl, flamprop-methyl,flamprop-isopropyl, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazamethabenz-methyl(imazame), imazamox, imazapic, imazethapyr, pyrithiobac-acid,pyrithiobac-sodium, bispyribac-sodium, pyribenzoxym, florasulam,flumetsulam, metosulam, amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl,chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron,ethametsulfuron-methyl, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron,halosulfuron-methyl, imazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron,primisulfuron-methyl, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, rimsulfuron,sulfometuron-methyl, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron,tribenuron-methyl, triflusulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron, sulfosulfuron,foramsulfuron, iodosulfuron, benzoyl prop-ethyl, bromobutide,chiorthiamid, diphenamid, etobenzanidibenzchlomet, fluthiamide, fosamin,monalide, clopyralid, picloram, 2,4-D, benazolin, naptalame,diflufenzopyr, benzofenap, clomazone, diflufenican, fluorochloridone,fluridone, pyrazolynate, pyrazoxyfen, isoxaflutole, isoxachlortole,mesotrione, sulcotrione, ketospiradox, flurtamone, norflurazon, amitrol,glyphosate, sulfosate, bilanafos, glufosinateammonium, anilofos,mefenacet, dimethenamid, S-dimethenamid, acetochlor, alachlor,butachlor, butenachlor, diethatyl-ethyl, dimethachlor, metazachlor,metolachlor, S-metolachlor, pretilachlor, propachlor, prynachlor,terbuchlor, thenylchlor, xylachlor, butylate, cycloate, di-allate,dimepiperate, EPTC. esprocarb, molinate, pebulate, prosulfocarb,thiobencarb, tri-allate, vemolate; benfuresate, perfluidone; asulam,carbetamid, chlorpropham, orbencarb, pronamid, propham, tiocarbazilbenefin, butralin, dinitramin, ethalfluralin, fluchloralin, oryzalin,pendimethalin, prodiamine, trifluralin dithiopyr, thiazopyr, butamifos,chlorthal-dimethyl (DCPA), acifluorfen, acifluorfen-sodium, aclonifen,bifenox, chlomitrofen (CNP), ethoxyfen, fluorodifen, fluoroglycofenethyl, fomesafen, furyloxyfen, lactofen, nitrofen, nitrofluorfen oroxyfluorfen, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, azafenidin, butafenacil,carfentrazone-ethyl, cinidon-ethyl, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin,flumipropyn, flupropacil, fluthiacet-methyl, sulfentrazone, thidiazimin,nipyraclofen, propanil, pyridate or pyridafol, bromofenoxim, dinoseb,dinoseb-acetate, dinoterb, cyperquat-chloride,difenzoquat-methylsulfate, diquat or paraquatdichloride, chlorbromuron,chlorotoluron, difenoxuron, dimefuron, diuron, ethidimuron, fenuron,fluometuron, isoproturon, isouron, linuron, methabenzthiazuron,methazole, metobenzuron, metoxuron, monolinuron, neburon, siduron,tebuthiuron, bromoxynil, ioxynil, chloridazon, ametryn, atrazine,cyanazine, desmein, dimethamethryn, hexazinone, prometon, prometryn,propazine, simazine, simetryn, terbumeton, terbutryn, terbutylazine,trietazine, metamitron, metribuzin bromacil, lenacil, terbacil,desmedipham, phenmedipham, tridiphane, isoxaben, dichlobenil, dalapon,ethofumesate, chlorfenac, aziprotryn, barban, bensulide, benzthiazuron,benzofluor, buminafos, buthidazole, buturon, cafenstrole, chlorbufam,chlorfenprop-methyl, chloroxuron, cinmethylin, cumyluron, cycluron,cyprazine, cyprazole, dibenzyluron, dipropetryn, dyrnron,eglinazin-ethyl, endothall, ethiozin, flucabazone, fluorbentranil,flupoxam, isocarbamid, isopropalin, karbutilate, mefluidide, monuron,napropamide, napropanilide, nitralin, oxaciclomefone, phenisopham,piperophos, procyazine, profluralin, pyributicarb, secbumeton,sulfallate (CDEC), terbucarb, triaziflam, triazofenamid, trimeturon,among others;d) Nematocides: Benomyl, cloethocarb, aldoxycarb, tirpate, diamidafos,fenamiphos, cadusafos, dichlofenthion, ethoprophos, fensulfothion,fosthiazate, heterophos, isamidofof, isazofos, phosphocarb, thionazin,imicyafos, mecarphon, acetoprole, benclothiaz, chloropicrin, dazomet,fluensulfone, 1,3-dichloropropene (telone), dimethyl disulfide, metamsodium, metam potassium, metam salt (all MITC generators), methylbromide, steam fumigation of soil, allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), dimethylsulfate, furfual (aldehyde), dentre outros.

The compositions shall be used as a wettable powder formulation.However, other formulations containing said micro-organisms, such asemulsions, microemulsions, suspensions, concentrated suspensions,granules, encapsulation, microencapsulation, nanoencapsulation, amongothers, also can be used.

The multifunction biological compositions shall act to biologicallycontrol phytopathogens, phytonematodes and plant pests, for use asinoculants, phosphorus solubilizers, soil conditioners, biostimulants,crop hydric stress reducers, and for bioremediating cultivable areas, ornot, with nematocidal effects on the reduction of damages and control ofphytonematodes including, but not limited to, Pratylenchus brachyurus,Pratylenchus zea, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica,Meloidogyne exigua, Heterodera glycines, Rotylenchulus reniformis,Pratylenchus coffea, Helicotilechus dihystera, with fungicidal effectson the reduction of damages and control of, but not limited to,Phakopsora pachvrhizi, Corynespora cassiicola, Puccinia polysora,Xanthomonas axonopodis, Rannilaria areola, Hemileia vastatrix,Cercospora coffeicola, Phoma spp., Pseudomonas syringae, Rhizoctoniasolani, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium graminearum,Fusarium semitectum, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Colletotrichumtruncatum, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, Macrophomna phaseolina,Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium digitatum, withinsecticidal action on the reduction of damages and control of, but notlimited to pests such as Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Tetranychus urticae,Diabrotica speciosa, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Spodoptera cosmioides,Spodoptera frugiperda, Pseudoplusia includens, Trichoplusia ni, Bemisiatabaci, Euschistos heros, Nezara viridula, Leucoptera coffeella,Hypothenemus hampei, Oligonychus ilicis, Polyphagotarsonemus latus,Brevipalpus phoenicis, Planococcus citri, Planococcus minor, with agrowth promoting action, soil conditioning, biostimulation, mitigationof crop hydric stress, and bioremediation in cultivable areas, or not,in addition to polymers/excipients in spray formulations, plantationfurrow spraying, drench, coating (industrial or non-industrial),treatment (industrial or non-industrial) and incrustation (industrial ornon-industrial) of crop seeds including, but not limited to Coffea spp(Coffea arabica, Coffea canefora, Coffea robusta), Brachiaria spp.(Brachiaria brizantha, Brachiaria decumbens, Brachiaria humidicola,Brachiaria mutica, Brachiaria ruziziensis, Brachiaria arrecta,Brachiaria dictyneura), Panicum spp. (Panicum maximum), Sorghum spp.,Pennisetum americanum, Glycine max, Zea mays, Gossypium hirsutum,greenery (Solanum lycopersicum, Allium cepa, Lactuca sativa, Daucuscarota, Capsicum annuum Group), forestry (Eucalyptus spp., Tectonagrandis, Hevea brasiliensis, Pinus sp), Nicotiana tabacum, ornamental,fruit (Citrus spp., Malus spp., Carica papaya, Vitis spp., Cucumis melo,Prunus persica, Passiflora edulis), crotalarias (Crotalaria juncea,Crotalaria spectabilis, Crotalaria ochroleuca, Crotalaria paulina,Crotalaria breviflora), among others.

EXAMPLE OF OBTAINING GENUS AND/OR SPECIES OF ACTINOMYCETES AND MUTANTSTHEREOF

For the sake of example, when obtaining at least 2 (two) genera and/orspecies of: Actinomycetes and mutants thereof; Actinomycetes mixed withBacillus genus representatives; Actinomycetes mixed with fungi ofHypocreales, Orbiliales, Helotiales and Mucorales orders, and acombination among the whole or part thereof (in colony forming unities,c.f.u.), we have:

Example 1

-   Streptomyces flavovirences—1.0×10⁶ c.f.u./g-   Nocardia erythropolis—1.0×10⁶ c.f.u./g

Example 2

-   Streptomyces grisus—1.0×10⁶ c.f.u./g-   Bacillus licheniformis—1.0×10¹⁰ c.f.u./g-   Bacillus amyloliquenfacies—1.0×10¹⁰ c.f.u./g

Example 3

-   Nocardia asteroides—1.0×10⁶ c.f.u./g-   Bacillus licheniformis—1.0×10¹⁰ c.f.u./g-   Trichoderma harzianum—1.0×10⁷ c.f.u./g-   Purpuriocillium lilacinus—1.0×10⁹ c.f.u./g

Example 4

-   Streptomyces purpuracens: 1.0×10⁶ c.f.u./g-   Bacillus thuringiensis: 1.0×10⁹ c.f.u./g-   Beauveria bassiana: 1.0×10⁸ c.f.u./g

By way of example, the composition may show the followingconcentrations:

Example 1

Streptomyces flavovirences: 1.0 to 20.0%Nocardia erythropolis: 1.0 to 20.0%

Additives: 1.0 to 20.0% Excipients: 97.0 to 40.0% Example 2

Streptomyces grisus: 1.0 to 20.0%Bacillus licheniformis: 1.0 to 20.0%Bacillus amyloliquefaciens: 1,0 to 20.0%

Additives: 1.0 to 20.0% Excipients: 91.0 to 10.0% Azoxistrobin 5.0 a10.0% Example 3

Nocardia asteroides: 1.0 to 20.0%Bacillus licheniformis: 1.0 to 15.0%Trichoderma harzianum: 1.0 to 20.0%Purpuriocillium lilacinus: 1.0 to 15.0%

Additives: 1.0 to 20.0% Excipients: 95.0 a 10.0% Example 4

Streptomyces purpuracens: 1.0 to 20.0%Bacillus thuringiensis: 1.0 to 20.0%Beauveria bassiana: 1.0 to 20.0%

Additives: 1.0 to 20.0% Excipients: 96,0 a 20.0% EXAMPLES OF OBTAININGTHE COMPOSITION

A composition containing 20.0% (w/v) of Streptomyces flavovirences,20.0% of Nocardia erythropolis, 3,0% of acrylic styrene polymer, 1.0% ofanionic surfactant, and 56.0% of inert material was formulated in orderto evaluate its efficiency in the control of phytonematodes,phytopathogens, and biostimulation.

A composition containing 20.0% of Streptomyces grisus, 7.0% of Bacilluslicheniformis, 7% of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, 3.0% of acrylic styrenepolymer, 1.0% of anionic surfactant, 10.0% of azoxistrobin, and 52.0% ofinert material was formulated in order to evaluate its efficiency in thecontrol of phytopathogens, foliar and radicular growth stimulation, andhydric stress reduction.

A composition containing 20.0% of Nocardia asteroides, 7,0% of Bacilluslicheniformis, 20.0% of Trichoderma harzianum, 10.0% of Purpuriocilliumlilacinus, 3.0% of acrylic styrene polymer, 1.0% of anionic surfactant,and 39.0% of inert material was formulated in order to evaluate itsefficiency in the control of phytopathogens, foliar and radicular growthstimulation, and hydric stress reduction.

A composition containing 20.0% of Streptomyces purpuracens, 7.0% ofBacillus thuringiensis, 20.0% of Beauveria bassiana, 3.0% of acrylicstyrene polymer, 1.0% of anionic surfactant, and 49.0% of inert materialwas formulated in order to evaluate its efficiency in the control ofinsects.

The compositions for the biological control of phytopathogens,phytonematodes and insects, for use as inoculants, soil conditioners,biostimulants, for reducing plant hydric stress and for bioremediationshall follow the flow of events below:

-   Raw material: the raw material that will make out the product shall    be received and handled by trained people;-   Mixture: the raw material shall be weighed and mixed following the    standard operational procedure (SOP) at the proportions indicated    therein;-   Sampling: after the mixing, samples shall be taken for the    examination and product guarantee certification. The number of    colony forming unities (c.fu.)/g product shall be evaluated;-   Packing: the formulated product within the guarantee specifications    shall be packed in previously labeled 1.0, 5.0 and 10.0 kg plastic    vials. The vials/pouches are sealed and closed;-   Storage: the vials/pouches are accommodated on pallets and stored in    a dry aired light-protected place, and kept under said condition    until being dispatched.

The present invention may be Applied either by bar spraying, plantationfurrow spraying, drench, as a coating (industrial or non-industrial),treatment (industrial or non-industrial) and incrustation (industrial ornon-industrial) of crop seeds for biologically controllingphytopathogens, phytonematodes and insects, for use as inoculants, soilconditioners, biostimulants and crop hydric stress reducers, and forbioremediation. The application method shall be analyzed case by caseand will depend on the technical conditions and needs of every producer.

ADVANTAGES ATTAINED

The use of the composition for biologically controlling phytopathogens,phytonematodes and insects, for use as an inoculant, as a soilconditioner, as a biostimulant and as a crop hydric stress reducer, andfor bioremediation, containing mixtures of Actinomycetes orActinomycetes mixed with bacteria and/or fungi, provide the followingadvantages:

-   It favors the development of cultivated plants, leading to    increments in radicular, foliar growth and production parameters;-   It is an alternative to the use of chemical fungicides, nematocides    and insecticides, thus fulfilling the public interest in    environmentally safer products;-   It explores a larger range of mechanisms of action against    phytonematodes, thus assuring a higher efficiency;-   It explores a larger range of mechanisms of action against    phytopathogens, thus assuring a higher efficiency;-   It explores a larger range of mechanisms of action against insects,    thus assuring a higher efficiency;-   It explores a larger range of mechanisms of action for fixing    nitrogen into plants, thus assuring a higher nutritional efficiency;-   It explores a larger range of mechanisms to condition the soil, thus    reducing phytopathogens and increasing the interaction with roots    and promoting the radicular and foliar growth of cultivated plants;-   It explores a larger range of mechanisms of action against abiotic    stress, mainly hydric stress, thus assuring a higher efficiency in    the retention of water and productive increment;-   It explores different mechanisms of action in the degradation of    environmentally harmful substances, such as pesticides;-   It diminishes the selection of chemical resistant phytonematodes,    phytopathogens and insects;-   It is easy to operate when spraying technology, plantation furrow    spraying, drench and coating, treatment and incrustation of seeds is    used in the industry, or not;-   It can be used in constituents used in the coating, treatment and    incrustation of seeds (industrial or non-industrial) of Coffea spp    (Coffea arabica, Coffea canefora, Coffea robusta), Brachiaria spp.    (Brachiaria brizantha, Brachiaria decumbens, Brachiaria humidicola,    Brachiaria mutica, Brachiaria ruziziensis, Brachiaria arrecta,    Brachiaria dictyneura), Panicum spp. (Panicum maximum), Sorghum    spp., Pennisetum americanum, Glycine max, Zea mays, Gossypium    hirsutum, greenery (Solanum lycopersicum, Allium cepa, Lactuca    sativa, Daucus carota, Capsicum annuum Group), forestry (Eucalyptus    spp., Tectona grandis, Hevea brasiliensis, Pinus sp), Nicotiana    tabacum, ornamental, fruit (Citrus spp., Malus spp., Carica papaya,    Vitis spp., Cucumis melo, Prunus persica, Passiflora edulis),    crotalarias (Crotalaria juncea, Crotalaria spectabilis, Crotalaria    ochroleuca, Crotalaria paulina, Crotalaria breviflora) in the    industrial treatment, or not.

The scope of the present application should not be limited to theapplication examples, but to the terms defined in the claims andequivalents thereof

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1-19. (canceled)
 20. A multifunctional biological compositioncomprising: (a) 1.0 to 20.0% w/v of at least two genera and/or speciesselected from the group consisting of: Actinomycetes and mutantsthereof; Actinomycetes mixed with Bacillus genus representatives;Actinomycetes mixed with fungi of Hypocreales, Orbiliales, Helotialesand Mucorales orders; Actinomycetes, individually, mixed with Bacillusgenera or fungi of Hypocreales, Orbiliales, Helotiales and Mucoralesorders; and combinations among the whole or part thereof; in c.f.u; (b)1.0 to 20.0% of an additive; (c) 1.0 to 97.0% of an excipient, and (d)5.0 to 10.0% of a pesticide.
 21. The composition according to claim 20,wherein the Actinomycetes and mutants thereof are selected from thegroup consisting of: Streptomyces spp., Artrobacter spp., Brevibacteriumspp., Clavibacter spp., Corynebacterium spp., Nocardia spp, Rhodococcusspp., Micromonospora spp, Nocardioides spp., Frankia spp; andcombinations thereof.
 22. The composition according to claim 20, whereinthe Actinomycetes mixed with Bacillus genera are selected from the groupconsisting of: Bacillus agri, Bacillus aizawai, Bacillus albolactis,Bacillus firmus, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus endoparasiticus, Bacillusendorhythmos, Bacillus kustaki, Bacillus lacticola, Bacilluslactimorbus, Bacillus lactis, Bacillus laterosporus, Bacilluslentimorbus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus medusa, Bacillus metiens,Bacillus natto, Bacillus nigrificans, Bacillus popilliae, pumilus,Bacillus siamensis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacilus licheniformis, Bacillusamyloliquefasciens, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillusthuringiensis; and combinations thereof.
 23. The composition accordingto claim 20, wherein the Actinomycetes mixed with fungi of Hypocrealesorder are selected from the group consisting of: Trichoderma amazonicum,Trichoderma asperellum, Trichoderma atroviride, Trichoderma aureoviride,Trichoderma austrokoningii, Trichoderma brevicompactum, Trichodermacinnamomeum, Trichoderma hamatum, Trichoderma harzianum, Trichodermakoningii, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Trichoderma polysporum,Trichoderma pseudokoningii, Trichoderma reesei, Trichoderma stromaticum,Trichoderma vixens, Trichoderma viride, Trichoderma viridescens,Clonostachys agarwalii, Clonostachys asymmetrica, Clonostachys aurantia,Clonostachys chlorina, Clonostachys compacta, Clonostachyscylindrospora, Clonostachys farinosa, Clonostachys pseudobotrytis,Clonostachys pulvinata, Clonostachys rosea, (Link) Schroers,Clonostachys spectabilis, Clonostachys theobromae, Purpuriocilliumlilacinus, Pochonia bulbillosa, Pochonia chlamydosporia, Pochoniachlamydosporia var. catenulata, Pochonia globispora, Pochonia goniodes,Pochonia humicola, Pochonia microbactrospora, Pochonia parasitica,Pochonia rubescens, Pochonia suchlasporia; and combinations thereof. 24.The composition according to claim 20, wherein the Actinomycetes mixedwith Orbiliales are selected from the group consisting of: Arthrobotrysoligospora, Arthrobotrys aggregata, Arthrobotrys alaskana, Arthrobotrysamerospora, Arthrobotrys botryospora, Arthrobotrys brochopaga,Arthrobotrys conoides, Arthrobotrys constringens Dowsett, Arthrobotryscylindrospora, Arthrobotrys dactyloides, Arthrobotrys elegansArthrobotrys ellipsospora, Arthrobotrys entomopaga, Arthrobotrysglobospora, Arthrobotrys irregulares, Arthrobotrys javanica,Arthrobotrys longispora, Arthrobotrys musiformis, Arthrobotrysnematopaga, Arthrobotrys oligospora; and combinations thereof.
 25. Thecomposition according to claim 20, wherein the Actinomycetes mixed withHelotiales are selected from the group consisting of: Monacrosporiumrobustum, Monacrosporium appendiculatum, Monacrosporium ellipsosporumMonacrosporium eudermatum, Monacrosporium fusiforme, Monacrosporiumglobosporum, Monacrosporium leptosporum; and combinations thereof. 26.The composition according to claim 20, wherein the Actinomycetes mixedwith Mucorales is Cunninghamella elegans.
 27. The composition accordingto claim 20, wherein the pesticides are insecticides, fungicides,herbicides or nematocides.
 28. The composition according to claim 20,wherein the additives are dispersants selected from the group consistingof: water-soluble ionic polymers, water-soluble anionic polymers andsurfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactantsand non-ionic surfactants, and combinations thereof.
 29. The compositionaccording to claim 20, wherein the excipients are selected from thegroup consisting of: silicas; talc; bentonite; carbohydrates;carbonates; milk derivatives selected from the group consisting of wheyand powder milk; and combinations thereof.
 30. The composition accordingto claim 20, formulated as a wettable powder formulation, emulsions,microemulsions, suspensions, concentrated suspensions, granules, forencapsulation, microencapsulation, and nanoencapsulation.
 31. A methodfor furrow spraying and drenching of cultivated plants comprisingadministering the composition according to claim 20 during furrowspraying and drenching of cultivated plants.
 32. A method for coating,treating, and encrusting of industrial or non-industrial seedscomprising administering the composition according to claim 20 forcoating, treating, and encrusting of industrial or non-industrial seeds.33. A method for controlling phytopathogens comprising administering thecomposition according to claim 20 for controlling phytopathogens.
 34. Amethod for controlling phytonematodes comprising administering thecomposition according to claim 20 for controlling phytonematodes.
 35. Amethod for controlling plant pests comprising administering thecomposition according to claim 20 for controlling plant pests.
 36. Amethod for enhancing the growth of cultivated plants comprisingadministrating the composition of claim 20 as a biostimulant, as aninoculant, as a phosphorus solubilizer, and as a growth stimulant forenhancing the growth of cultivated plants.
 37. A method for conditioninga soil for the growth of cultivated plants comprising administering thecomposition according to claim 20 for the growth of cultivated plants.38. A method for conditioning a soil for mitigating or reducing thehydric or abiotic stress in cultivated plants comprising administeringthe composition according to claim 20 for mitigating or reducing thehydric or abiotic stress in cultivated plants.
 39. A method forbioremediating cultivable areas for reducing the contamination of theenvironment by toxic waste and non-toxic waste comprising administeringthe composition according to claim 20 for bioremediating cultivableareas for reducing the contamination of the environment by toxic wasteand non-toxic waste.